the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! my mind! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a g
the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a group
annan is in china rallying support for the peace plan today. both china and russia opposed previous attempts to take tough actions against the syrian regime. we are now in the second hour of the second day of historic supreme court arguments on the affordable care act, health insurance for all. four separate issues are taking up six hours of court time over three days. today, the biggie, whether americans can be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. critics say it s unconstitutional. supporters say getting everybody in the pool is the only way to spread out the risk and manage costs. they say everyone consumed health care. the only question is who pays. never before seen details on the police report of trayvon martin s killing paint a different picture of that deadly encounter. orlando sentinel reports that george zimmerman was bleeding from the face and head when police arrived. they claim trayvon attacked him before shots were fired. up until now, accounts